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This is a list of verbs in the present tense in Serbian. First let's start with the raw format before conjugating the verbs to the present form. Make sure to compare this table and the one below it.
| To see: видети videti |
To write: писати pisati |
To love: волети voleti |
To give: дати dati |
| To play: играти (се) igrati (se) |
To read: читати čitati |
To understand: разумети razumeti |
To have: имати imati |
| To know: знати znati |
To learn: учити učiti |
To think: мислити misliti |
To work: радити raditi |
| To speak: говорити govoriti |
To drive: возити voziti |
To smile: смешити се / смејати се smešiti se / smejati se |
To find: наћи naći |
These samples show how the verbs above are conjugated in the present tense in a sentence which includes all the object pronouns (I, you, she...).
| I see you: Видим те Vidim te |
I write with a pen: Пишем хемијском оловком Pišem hemijskom olovkom |
| You love apples: Волиш јабуке Voliš jabuke |
You give money: Ти дајеш новац Ti daješ novac |
| You play tennis: Ти играш тенис Ti igraš tenis |
He reads a book: Он чита књигу On čita knjigu |
| He understands me: Он ме разуме On me razume |
She has a cat: Она има мачку Ona ima mačku |
| She knows my friend: Она познаје мог пријатеља Ona poznaje mog prijatelja |
We want to learn: Ми желимо да учимо Mi želimo da učimo |
| We think Spanish is easy: Ми мислимо да је шпански лак Mi mislimo da je španski lak |
You (plural) work here: Ви овде радите Vi ovde radite |
| You (plural) speak French: Ви говорите француски Vi govorite francuski |
They drive a car: Они возе ауто Oni voze auto |
| They smile: Они се смеше / смеју Oni se smeše / smeju |
After the present tense in Serbian, make sure to check the other tenses (past, and future), which we hope you enjoyed. You can also choose your own topic from the menu above.
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